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Spiders

What It’s Really Like to Be Bitten by a Redback Spider

4 May 2010 Australia's Bad Things
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I think you know what’s coming. Anyway… Yesterday was another bank holiday Monday here in Australia, this time for Labour Day. That’s two bank holidays on the trot, and I’m told there’s another one on its way. Perhaps I need to go back and read my own post about Australian bank holidays to see when [...]

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Our Camping Weekend in Australia, Any Intruders?

20 November 2009 Australia's Bad Things
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I mentioned earlier in the week about my acclimatisation to Australia in terms of getting used to the creepy crawlies. I said that I felt we had reached stage four in the process simply by going camping. “Camping in Australia? Are you nuts! There’ll be snakes and spiders and bugs everywhere, what are you, some [...]

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My Intruder Battle. NOT for the Squeamish.

24 June 2009 Australia's Bad Things
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Last week when I told you the bad news about spiders I said that next week, which is this week, I would be telling you the good news about spiders. And I will. Next week. Why the delay? The reason for this switch is because on Monday evening I saw the biggest ant I’ve ever [...]

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Spiders – There’s Good News and There’s Bad News

17 June 2009 Australia's Bad Things
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Do you want the good news or a bad news first? Okay, let’s start with the bad news. Australia has spiders, lots of them. Some of them can kill you. So as far as bad news goes, I guess that’s pretty bad. When we first moved into our house, it was like a baptism of [...]

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Australia’s Bad Things.

27 February 2009 Australia's Bad Things

One of my readers in the UK has requested that I do a post about the bad stuff. He says I’m making Australia look like paradise and it’s making him depressed. He needs cheering up, but he’s read about….

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